MediaHuman YouTube Downloader is a Windows program for saving YouTube videos, or just their audio, to your own drive. It can pull a whole playlist or channel in one go. Version 3.9.24 is free proprietary software from MediaHuman and weighs 88.1 MB.
Who needs playlist and channel downloads
The developer's pitch is simple: YouTube does not let you save videos or pull audio files by default, and this program fills that gap. It suits anyone who wants material available offline, wherever they are.
The feature that matters most for heavy users is bulk handling. You can queue an entire playlist or a whole YouTube channel in one go instead of grabbing clips one at a time.
Beyond YouTube: the sites named in the 3.9.24 changelog
The changelog shows the tool is not limited to one site. It adds support for W.tv, Jamendo and Zoom clips, and repairs downloads from Audiomack, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Bandcamp, Apple Podcasts and Twitch clips.
Quality fixes are listed too: 2K and 4K for Vimeo, and a bug that left Bilibili videos at 480p. Large SoundCloud playlists and YouTube live streams that had just ended also got fixes.
Several fixes address daily handling. The sample rate setting now saves, and 'Remove completed' no longer deletes videos that were never downloaded. Downloads that slowed down and never recovered were corrected, as were freezes with many parallel downloads.
Costs, size and licence
The app is free and the licence is proprietary, so the source code is closed.
If you want other tools for the same job, yt-dlp, 4K Video Downloader, Stacher and Nickvision Parabolic are alternatives.
What's new in 3.9.24
Version 3.9.24 was released on October 2, 2026. It adds support for W.tv, Jamendo and Zoom clips, and fixes downloads from TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and Bandcamp. A Windows-specific fix stops settings from being lost for users with a long download history.
MediaHuman YouTube Downloader pros and cons
Pros
- Downloads whole playlists or channels at once
- Can save videos as audio files
- Free to download, price listed as 0
- 3.9.24 fixes slowdowns and freezing with many parallel downloads
- Changelog shows support for many sites beyond YouTube
Cons
- Proprietary licence, so the code cannot be inspected
- Closed source under a proprietary licence
- Other tools such as yt-dlp are open alternatives
Is MediaHuman YouTube Downloader safe?
The licence is proprietary, so the code cannot be inspected by outsiders. No scan results are on record for this build, so it makes sense to run your own check on the downloaded file before opening it.
How to install MediaHuman YouTube Downloader
- Press the download button to get the official file.
- Run the installer you saved and confirm the Windows security prompt if the publisher matches.
- Follow the setup steps, then start MediaHuman YouTube Downloader from the Start menu.
